peel away

verb4

1. •
   To become separate through peeling.

   • All the paint had peeled away.
2. •
   To take away from something else.
3. •
   To separate off from the main body; to move off to one side (as in troop movements on a parade ground or in an organized retreat, or columns in a procession).

   • Six minutes later, Mertesacker peeled away from Gallas to meet Walcott's right-wing cross with a superb header. — 2012
4. •
   To burn out while accelerating and rapidly depart; to peel off, peel out.